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Aspiring journalists have the unique opportunity to work in a fully-funded internship at The Wall Street Journal’s editorial team thanks to a special partnership between The Fund for American Studies (TFAS), The Journal and the family of the late journalist, Joseph Rago.

Each day I go to work at The Wall Street Journal editorial page, where I have real responsibilities and more opportunities than I know what to do with.” – Elliot Kaufman, Rago ’18

The inaugural Fellowship was awarded last fall to Elliot Kaufman, Rago ’18, a recent graduate of Stanford University. Now more than halfway through his time in the Fellowship, Kaufman says the experience is an extraordinary one that has had a tremendous impact on his career.

“I’m a full member of the editorial features team, trusted to edit opinion articles from all kinds of contributors, and given every opportunity to pitch and write op-eds and unsigned editorials,” Kaufman said. “There simply are not other opportunities like this one.”

The Fellowship was established in honor and memory of Joseph Rago, a Pulitzer Prize-winning member of The Wall Street Journal editorial board who passed away in 2017 at the young age of 34.

While building his editorial and writing skills, Kaufman said he often thinks about the advice Rago shared with student journalists at The Dartmouth Review.

“[Rago said:] ‘Publishing inflammatory material is generally counterproductive when merely the tangible reality itself is self-refuting and hysterical.’ The most effective ridicule isn’t ridicule at all, but calmly and clearly reciting the facts,” Kaufman said. “Letting the facts speak was something Joe was great at. I’m still working on it.”

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